The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.
THE February fmid winter holiday number of
the Century is out of print in the publishers
hands.
FRED DOUGLASS and Theodore Tilton are the
two professional American beauties Of Paris at
present.
SAM JONES and Sam Small received about
$685. $50 for their work in Boston. Rather good
pay for a months labor, as wages go nowadays
Miss CLEVELAND is reported to have selected
that blood curdling spot, Holland Patent, as the
scene of the novel on which she is now engaged
SAYS the society column Of Western paper:
1.-THE wedding was strictly private, owing to
the bridegroom being still in mourning for his
first wife,"
THE latest wrinkle for luncheons in New York
is to serve the soup in cups instead OF plates.
and the china stores are selling two handled cups
for the purpose.
GEN. FREMONT has graphic pen. In his re-
Gently published book he says, speaking of an
Indian HE was good-looking young man,
and as naked as worm"
MISS JENNIE GRAY has farm Of 100 acres in
Battineau county, Dakota. She works it sue
cessfully, and says that she could work another
if the plaguey men would stop bothering her
with proposals of marriage.
YOUNG woman of Norfolk, Va, who was be-
coming blind from cataract, took the advice of
All old negro woman, put drop of molasses in
each eye every day, and was completely cured.
So says the Norfolk Landmark.
MGR. MARINELLI, bishop of Perfero, and
sacristan of Leo XIII, died few days ago. He
was a member of the Order of ST. Augustine
confessor of Plus TX. and was the prelate who
| administered the last sacrament to that Pontif
before death.
REV. MARCUS RAINsFoRD is probably the first
| clergyman to preach in sewer. When new
| sewer in the north Of London was Recently be-
| ing built, Mr.. Ransford whose work is among
| the people OF that neighborhood. went into the
| sewer one evening and held service for the work
men.
! WHEN the mother of bright boy was reading
| to him the history of the Trojan war, he said:
II don't want to hear any more about that
Why don't they let those fellows have fair fight
| and be done with it, Every time side or the
| other is about to be whipped them old gods and
| goddesses step in and spoil it all!'
| AS an illustration of the growth of story in
repetition the item printed some time ago about
Julian Hawthornes eleven-year-old daughter
with the pedestrian proclivities appears in far
! Western paper so distorted that Mr. Hawthorne
| is made the father of eleven daughters any one
| of whom is able to break the amateur pedestrian
| record.
THE late Judge Thomas Russell, of Boston,
was married to a daughter of Father Taylor, the
famous evangelist The latter was asked one
| day by some straightlaced Journalist if his SON.
in-law was saint-meaning. of course, merely
| a protesting Christian mo" answered the
good old man. 'rm afraid Thomas is not exactly
a saint; but he is very sweet sinner"
IA BILLIARD BALL" is the latest variation of
Dance it seems, and very pretty variation il
is. The ladies wear either black, white or red
and the seats next the wall are cushioned with
green, which makes a good background for
them The floor is marked out with chalk lines
and spots; the pockets hooks big enough ia
hold two chairs. Costumes aud decorations are
all suggestive of the game.
THEY have geographical socals in Detroit
The gentlemen nave cards bearing the name oil
county; the ladies' cards bearing the name of g
county seat. and the gentlemen are expected tt
find their partners for supper by this guide
Sometimes they and sometimes they cannot
and in the latter case they pay forfeit of ter
cents. What becomes of the money is no
stated by the Detroit paper furnishing this valu
able news.
THIS is the recipe for Heavenly hash," tn,
newest fashionable dish Oranges bananas
lemons apples, raisins and pneapples are Gu
upinto little bits, worked just enough to thicke,
|
nutmeg But the serving is the pretty part Gu
: hole just large enough to admit spoon in the
stem end of orange, and through this hole
take out all the inside of the orange, which 20,
then fill with the heavenly hash, and serve on
pretty little glass fruit-dish, with lemon or OF
/ ange leaves.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN tells thi
) story When he was counting the charmin
young woman who became his wife he rename
at her fathers house rather late one evening
and his presence unnoticed by the head q
the family, who before retiring for the nigh,
placed burglar alarm on the front door Whe
the wooer tried to open the door the alarr
sounded to such good purpose that the fathe
appeared at the head Of the stairs with a revol
yer in one hand and lamp in the other. Seem,
the danger, General Sheridan shouted in sten
torian tones who he was, whereupon mutual ex
plantations ensued.
A TEACHER in one of the Boston primar,
schools was interesting her little pupils with
, talk on natural history and prcfacing the cor
, sideration of each animal with question as
whether the children had ever seen the anima
named. At length she spoke Of the elk. and i'm
medately asked: Have any of you ever see
an elkF' One bright little fellow i'm mediatel
9 raised his hand. well. George, have 20
| seen onea' Eyes, ma'am,' came the prompt RI
Spouse; ''my father is an Elk" This was a re,
i citation that convulsed the teacher, and Gale
! her attention to species that she had left or
tirely out of her calculations.
On Saturday morning another camel, the SCI
ond, was born in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore
{ 1t is male, the first one having been female
= ut is comical-looking arrangement" says th
0 Baltimore Sun, ''and is composed mainly of leg
7 and neck it is about Ave feet tall and four fee
It long, and but for the two extra legs and j,
: ight-brown color would look something like a
ostrich. But as tbs, one could allow his imag
. nation to stretch little and say it has the a,
r pearance of dude looking for his collar butte
% which had rolled under bureau. The litt
. thing made several attempts to rise, but nc
;. having been in this country long enough
know how to manage its long legs, its efforts d